Taxonomy

Division:

Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants

Family:

Cyperaceae

Genus:

Actinoschoenus

Species:

Actinoschoenus repens

Growth Characteristics

Growth Habit:

Geophyte

Height:

30 cm

Drought Tolerance:

Low

Bloom Months:

jan,feb,nov,dec

Ground Cover:

Yes

Garden & Ecology Notes

Wildlife Value:

wetland birds, waterfowl

Deer Resistant:

Yes

Fire Ecology:

Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire

Fire Notes:

Resprouts from rhizomes after fire, typical of southwestern Australian wetland sedges in fire-prone heathland ecosystems.